Translations for „befell“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

befell [bɪˈfel] VB

befell pt of befall

See also befall

befall <befell, befallen> [bɪˈfɔ:l] VB trans liter

befall

spotykać [perf spotkać]

a disaster befell the island

wyspę dotknęła klęska żywiołowa

befall <befell, befallen> [bɪˈfɔ:l] VB trans liter

befall

spotykać [perf spotkać]

a disaster befell the island

wyspę dotknęła klęska żywiołowa

befall VB

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Usage examples with befell

a disaster befell the island

wyspę dotknęła klęska żywiołowa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In 1937, a catastrophic storm befell the village.

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She is afraid of horses, due to a riding accident that befell her when she was in her 20s, which left her with a limp.

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In 1652, more hardships befell the colonists, masters and slaves alike.

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In 1652, more hardships befell the inhabitants, colonists and slaves alike.

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They then took the prisoners, who were weeping and screaming, to an unknown place, and we still do not know what befell them.

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But the trip was not to be, for an unforeseen calamity befell the nation.

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However, before all this happened another catastrophe this time financial befell him.

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They sought to avoid the life that befell many of their friends and classmates involving drugs and violence by creating a jazz and brass band.

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A more severe problem soon befell the project, when a series of political mass movements swept the country.

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During their years of farming, her family weathered the droughts, dust storms, and blizzards that befell the region.

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